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For the general guideline, see Alone in the Dark Wiki:Article layout guideline.
 
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This page contains the Alone in the Dark Wiki's article layout guideline for locations. It describes the standard layout for articles about locations.
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Infobox and categories[]

A few additional pointers regarding the applicable infobox and categories:

  • The applicable infobox for location pages is {{LocationInfobox }}. For details on its usage, please refer to the template page itself.
  • A location page is only categorized in one category. The category depends on the game it appears in (e.g. Category:AITD2008 locations). A further distinction should be made if it is an unmarked location, i.e. a location which does not have a marker on the world map (e.g. [[:Category:Alone in the Dark III unmarked locations]]).

Location article layout[]

There are two standard layouts for locations: one for settlements or districts of large settlements and one for all other locations.

Each layout is composed of three tables. The top and bottom tables are standard layout items found in every article; they are only included here for completeness and are collapsed by default. The middle table contains the actual specifics for location pages.

  • yesyes in the "headline" column means that the article should have a headline of that name if you want to include such a layout item.
    nono in the "headline" column means that this layout item should not have a headline.
  • yesyes in the "required" column means that every location article should include this layout item.
    nono in the "required" column means that not every location article needs to include this layout item.

Standard layout[]

This is the layout for all locations except settlements or districts thereof.

Location-specific layout items (standard)
Layout item Headline Required Explanation
Lead section nono yesyes Small paragraph which contains the following bits of information:
  • location name (and alternative names) in bold.
  • type of location (building, factory, metro tunnel etc)
  • size (small, medium, large); for buildings inside towns, this is replaced by the owners/inhabitants
  • faction (wastelanders/ghouls/Outcasts etc) which inhabits it
  • number of interior zones it consists of
Background yesyes nono If there's any background story/history for the location.
Adjacent rooms yesyes yesyes add dot points of the any rooms connected or accessible by this room and vice versa. Sometimes the said access could be one way only, so it would be probably best to mentioned it as such.
Layout yesyes yesyes Describe the layout for each section: what it looks like, connections to the other sections, how many and what type of enemy can be found here. Make a subsection for each zone of the location, titled with the ingame name of the zone. Start with a section called "Exterior" where you describe the entrance area. The basic premise is that the section should give someone who has not seen the location an idea of what it looks like and how it is set up.
Notes yesyes nono For interesting things about the location which do not fit into the other categories. Try to keep this section to a minimum.
Appearances yesyes yesyes Which games this location appears in.

Rooms, chambers or small interconnected areas[]

This is the layout for settlements or districts thereof. The latter should only have own articles if the settlement is sufficiently large.

See also[]

Location-specific layout items (settlement/district)
Layout item Headline Required Explanation
Lead section nono yesyes Small paragraph which contains the following bits of information:
  • type of location (settlement)
  • size (small, medium, large)
  • faction (wastelanders/ghouls/Outcasts etc) which inhabits it
  • number of interior zones it consists of (if applicable)
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